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Topic: There and back again - the Isle of Skye (4. A last few bits and pieces) (Read 1111 times)

Only the first part of that is true. From what I saw before you went home, your images were easily the equals of mine.

In any case, it's not a competition.

Certainly it is not a competition, but I do notice that you can always find interesting pictures, even in conditions that to me look desperate.As discussed, decades of professional working experience are particularly evident when working conditions are not great.Sometimes it is just a small change in composition, and judicious post-processing, but it does make a difference.I was amazed at how relatively little effort you need to put to work on an image.Overall very worth watching and learning.

Simone - I do think my years as a commercial photographer taught me some useful things, such as how to make quick but good decisions, and as you say - how to make the best of poor conditions. But learning is a two-way street and I have learned a lot from NG members, including you. I hope I will never be too old to learn.

Some more Coruisk images -

1. Sunrise over Loch scavaig (a fjord)2. Loch Coruisk and the Cuilins.3. Deer below the refuge.4. Deer, shot thro' the window-glass from inside the refuge.5. The view to the south-west, just outside the refuge.6. Loch Scavaig in changeable weather.7. A Coruisk landscape in autumn colour.8. Garve-bheinn (Gaelic. "Rough Mountain"), by night.

The Road Home.Thursday and Friday were kind to us and the time spent in Coruisk was fruitful. But a storm of wind and rain came in on Sat. evening and the drive back to Killin was very wet indeed, apart for an hour or so down in Glen Etive . . . .

1. Simone tidies up the refuge.2. Early morning by the shore.3. Farewell to the Cuillins4. The River Coe, Glencoe.5. Larches in Glen Etive.6. Nature study in Glen Etive 7, 8 and 9. - an incompetent stag with a harem of only 2 females, posed for at least 40 minutes while Simone and I took a lifetime's supply of deer photographs.10. A small waterfall hisses into the River Etive.

So many spectacular images in this thread, it is hard to keep up. They are all excellent, but I am particularly partial to Coruisk05, Coruisk06, CoruiskTwo05, CoruiskTwo06 and the night shot for being special. The deer images are also beautiful.

The night shot is really good, not only the composition, but also the post-processing.Very difficult, and very convincing final result. I am having a hard time with my night shots and I doubt I'll get anything like this.